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Ihantola T, Hirvonen MR, Ihalainen M, Hakkarainen H, Sippula O, Tissari J, Bauer S, Di Bucchianico S, Rastak N, Hartikainen A, Leskinen J, Yli-Pirilä P, Martikainen MV, Miettinen M, Suhonen H, Rönkkö TJ, Kortelainen M, Lamberg H, Czech H, Martens P, Orasche J, Michalke B, Yildirim AÖ, Jokiniemi J, Zimmermann R, Jalava PI. Genotoxic and inflammatory effects of spruce and brown coal briquettes combustion aerosols on lung cells at the air-liquid interface. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150489. [PMID: 34844316 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Solid fuel usage in residential heating and cooking is one of the largest sources of ambient and indoor air particulate matter, which causes adverse effects on the health of millions of peoples worldwide. Emissions from solid fuel combustion, such as biomass or coal, are detrimental to health, but toxicological responses are largely unknown. In the present study, we compared the toxicological responses regarding cytotoxicity, inflammation and genotoxicity of spruce (SPR) and brown coal briquette (BCB) combustion aerosols on human alveolar epithelial cells (A549) as well as a coculture of A549 and differentiated human monocytic cells (THP-1) into macrophages exposed at the air-liquid interface (ALI). We included both the high emissions from the first hour and moderate emissions from the third hour of the batch combustion experiment in one ALI system, whereas, in the second ALI system, we exposed the cells during the whole 4-hour combustion experiment, including all combustion phases. Physico-chemical properties of the combustion aerosol were analysed both online and offline. Both SPR and BCB combustion aerosols caused mild cytotoxic but notable genotoxic effects in co-cultured A549 cells after one-hour exposure. Inflammatory response analysis revealed BCB combustion aerosols to cause a mild increase in CXCL1 and CXCL8 levels, but in the case of SPR combustion aerosol, a decrease compared to control was observed.
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- Tuukka Ihantola
- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland.
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Comprehensive Molecular Analytics and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Gmunder Str. 37, D-81379 München, Germany
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- Comprehensive Molecular Analytics and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Gmunder Str. 37, D-81379 München, Germany
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- Comprehensive Molecular Analytics and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Gmunder Str. 37, D-81379 München, Germany
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Comprehensive Molecular Analytics and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Gmunder Str. 37, D-81379 München, Germany; Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Rostock University, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 2, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Rostock University, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 2, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Comprehensive Molecular Analytics and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Gmunder Str. 37, D-81379 München, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC), Institute of Lung Biology and Disease, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Comprehensive Molecular Analytics and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Gmunder Str. 37, D-81379 München, Germany; Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Rostock University, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 2, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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Dillon L, Sellers C, Underhill V, Shapiro N, Ohayon JL, Sullivan M, Brown P, Harrison J, Wylie S. The Environmental Protection Agency in the Early Trump Administration: Prelude to Regulatory Capture. Am J Public Health 2019; 108:S89-S94. [PMID: 29698086 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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We explore and contextualize changes at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the first 6 months of the Trump administration, arguing that its pro-business direction is enabling a form of regulatory capture. We draw on news articles, public documents, and a rapid response, multisited interview study of current and retired EPA employees to (1) document changes associated with the new administration, (2) contextualize and compare the current pro-business makeover with previous ones, and (3) publicly convey findings in a timely manner. The lengthy, combined experience of interviewees with previous Republican and Democratic administrations made them valuable analysts for assessing recent shifts at the Scott Pruitt-led EPA and the extent to which these shifts steer the EPA away from its stated mission to "protect human and environmental health." Considering the extent of its pro-business leanings in the absence of mitigating power from the legislative branch, we conclude that its regulatory capture has become likely-more so than at similar moments in the agency's 47-year history. The public and environmental health consequences of regulatory capture of the EPA will probably be severe and far-reaching.
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- Lindsey Dillon
- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Lindsey Dillon is with the Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Christopher Sellers is with the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Vivian Underhill is with the Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicholas Shapiro is with the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Jennifer Liss Ohayon is with the Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA. Marianne Sullivan is with the Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Phil Brown and Sara Wylie are with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Jill Harrison is with the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Iacovidou E, Hahladakis J, Deans I, Velis C, Purnell P. Technical properties of biomass and solid recovered fuel (SRF) co-fired with coal: Impact on multi-dimensional resource recovery value. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 73:535-545. [PMID: 28697964 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The power plant sector is adopting the co-firing of biomass and solid recovered fuel (SRF) with coal in an effort to reduce its environmental impact and costs. Whereas this intervention contributes to reducing carbon emissions and those of other pollutants related with the burning of fossil fuel, it may also result in hidden impacts that are often overlooked. When co-firing, the physical and chemical properties of the mixed fuels and the subsequent technical implications on the process performance and by-products are significant. Interconnections between multiple values nested within four domains of value, i.e. environmental, economic, technical and social, mean that changes in the one domain (in the co-firing case, the technical one) can have considerable implications in the other domains as well. In this study, using a systematic and flexible approach to conceptualising multi-dimensional aspects associated with the co-firing of biomass and SRF with coal, we unveil examples of such interconnections and implications on overall value delivered through the use and recovery of waste resources. Such an analysis could underpin the selection of useful metrics (quantitative or semi-quantitative descriptors) for enabling a systemic multi-dimensional value assessment, and value's distribution amongst interconnected parts of resource recovery systems; key in enabling sound analysis and decision-making.
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- Eleni Iacovidou
- School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK.
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- School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
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- School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
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- School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
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- School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
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Lamb JG, Romero EG, Lu Z, Marcus SK, Peterson HC, Veranth JM, Deering-Rice CE, Reilly CA. Activation of Human Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin-8 (TRPM8) by Calcium-Rich Particulate Materials and Effects on Human Lung Cells. Mol Pharmacol 2017; 92:653-664. [PMID: 29038158 DOI: 10.1124/mol.117.109959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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To better understand how adverse health effects are caused by exposure to particulate materials, and to develop preventative measures, it is important to identify the properties of particles and molecular targets that link exposure with specific biologic outcomes. Coal fly ash (CFA) is a by-product of coal combustion that can affect human health. We report that human transient receptor potential melastatin-8 (TRPM8) and an N-terminally truncated TRPM8 variant (TRPM8-Δ801) are activated by CFA and calcium-rich nanoparticles and/or soluble salts within CFA. TRPM8 activation by CFA was potentiated by cold temperature involving the phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate binding residue (L1008), but was independent of the icilin and menthol binding site residue Y745 and, essentially, the N-terminal amino acids 1-800. CFA, calcium nanoparticles, and calcium salts also activated transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) and transient receptor potential ankyrin-1 (TRPA1), but not TRPV4. CFA treatment induced CXCL1 and interleukin-8 mRNA in BEAS-2B and primary human bronchial epithelial cells through activation of both TRPM8 and TRPV1. However, neither mouse nor rat TRPM8 was activated by these materials, and Trpm8 knockout had no effect on cytokine induction in the lungs of CFA-instilled mice. Amino acids S921 and S927 in mouse Trpm8 were identified as important for the lack of response to CFA. These results imply that TRPM8, in conjunction with TRPV1 and TRPA1, might sense selected forms of inhaled particulate materials in human airways, shaping cellular responses to these materials, and improving our understanding of how and why certain particulate materials elicit different responses in biologic systems, affecting human health.
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- John G Lamb
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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